Introduction to Meditation

We have seen more and more people becoming interested in meditation in the last few decades. Everything
around us has become faster and faster. We can communicate with people who are in another part of the world very easily. Information technology changes our world continuously. Inspite of this we wouldn’t say that people of our modern time are happier than our parents, grandparents and our ancestors. Material development has not given us what we need in order to have a happy life. Happiness happens in our mind. If
we understand how our mind functions and know how to create energy in our mind, happiness should be easy to develop. Many people are searching for ways to have a slower life. When we can live slowly, we can see more of the environment and also yourselves. Being slow allows us to save our mind’s energy. That’s why we feel more comfortable and less tired when we have a good holiday with a lot of time to rest.

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Phra Pawithai Vajiravijjo (2016), Inspirational Meditation For Beginners page 6-7